MSI B350 TOMAHAWK Motherboard

Name: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK
Brand: MSI
SKU: B350 TOMAHAWK
Rating: 3.0 (180 reviews)

MSI B350 TOMAHAWK AM4 DDR4 HDMI USB 3.1 Type-C M.2 B350 ATX

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Options (8)

	ATX B350 GAMING PLUS $94.32
	ATX B350 GAMING PRO CARBON $269.00
	ATX B350 PC MATE $88.00
	ATX B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC $198.24
	mATX B350M BAZOOKA $226.21
	mATX B350M Gaming PRO $78.59
	mATX B350M MORTAR $247.23
	mATX B350M PRO-VDH $74.34

Supports AMD RYZEN Series processors and 7th Gen A-series / Athlon Processors for socket AM4
Supports DDR4-3200+(OC) Memory
DDR4 Boost: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
VR Ready: Best virtual reality game experience without latency
GAMING LEDs: Ambient LED lights for an awesome look & feel
Lightning Fast Game experience: Turbo M.2
Audio Boost with Nahimic 2: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
GAMING LAN with LAN Protect: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency and bandwidth management
Military Class 4, Guard-Pro: Latest evolution in high quality components for best protection and efficiency
MULTI-GPU: With Steel Armor PCI-E slots. Supports AMD Crossfire
Mystic Light Sync: Synchronize other RGB solutions with your gaming rig and control all LEDs in one click
In-Game Weapons: Game Boost, GAMING Hotkey, X-Boost, Xsplit Gamecaster
EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot
Click BIOS 5: Award-winning BIOS with high resolution scalable font, favorites and search function
GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game and motherboard testing by eSports players
WHQL certified for Windows 10

Specifications Overview

Model	B350 TOMAHAWK
Release Date	March 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series
Socket	AM4
Form factor	ATX
Chipset	AMD B350
Supported Memory	DDR4 1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz View compatible RAM ► * High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support	No
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8111H
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support	No
CrossFire Support	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Wireless LAN	No
PCI-Express x16 Slots	2
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	4
SATA Express Ports	0
M.2 Ports	1
M.2 Devices support	2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots	4
Maximum Supported RAM	64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2	0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	0

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Description

CPU

• Supports AMD® RYZEN series processors and 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processors for Socket AM4

Chipset

• AMD® B350 Chipset

Main Memory

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
- Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 3200(OC)+ Mhz *
• Dual channel memory architecture
* 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon ™ processors support up to 2400 MHz. Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2)
- Supports x 16 speed with RYZEN Series Processors
- Supports x 8 speed with 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processors
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 mode)*
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
• 2 x PCI slots
* PCI_E4 slot will become PCIe 2.0 x2 mode, when installing device in any PCIe x1 slot.

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1280@60HZ (RB)*
• 1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz*
• 1 x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz*
* Only support when using a 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processor

Storage

• AMD® B350 Chipset
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
- Support RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10
• 1 x M.2 port (Key M)
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (RYZEN Series Processors) or PCIe 3.0 x2 (7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processors ) and SATA 6Gb/s
- Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices

USB

• AMD® B350 Chipset
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors
- 6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

• AMD® RYZEN series processors/ 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processors
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (3 Type-A ports and 1 Type-C port on the back panel)

Audio

• Realtek® ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• 1 x Realtek® 8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin water-pump-fan connector
- 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x 4-pin RGB LED strip connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI™ port
- 3 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 6 x OFC audio jacks

Dimension

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.3 cm)
• ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes

B350 TOMAHAWK back IO

PS/2 GAMING Device Port
VGA Port
USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
Realtek® Gigabit LAN Port
HD Audio Connectors
USB 2.0 Port
DVI-D Port
HDMI
USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Ports
VR Ready USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports

Expert reviews

It features a really attractive design, a nice basic feature set, strong overclocking capabilities, and a price tag that should give everyone looking at X370 motherboards a moment of pause. Last, but not least, it even has a twin - the B350 Tomahawk Artic - which has a white PCB, white colour scheme, and white LEDs, and it even retails for the s...

HardwareCanucks

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The MSI B350 Tomahawk is a well-optimised AM4 motherboard that takes advantage of AMD's B350 chipset and smart cost-cutting decisions to offer a superb balance of features and performance.Performance from the motherboard was good and we had no problems...

Kitguru.net

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MSI gave me their B350 Tomahawk motherboard – and unlike the competition, it's actually pretty awesome and for ~$100/£100 it's a great value for money! Win 1 of 18 motherboards!

techteamgb.co.uk

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